This program is not available and is known from a single listing which appeared in the May 11, 1952, edition of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA. The show was 15-minutes in length and was hosted by William Tusher, who also was a writer for the Daily Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. Tusher also…
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Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy Show – May 10, 1953
The newspaper listings took very little notice of Stewart’s guest appearance on this show, with most listings similar to the one below from the Independent Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA: This show is not available, but since all of Stewart’s other appearances have been documented, this is most likely the program in which Jimmy and Mortimer…
The American National Red Cross 1970 March Campaign Radio Spots
This 7-inch, small hole, 33 1/3 RPM record was issued to radio stations to be played during the month of March, 1970. The same four Jimmy Stewart spots appeared on both sides of the record. The first spot served as the basis for the second and third. It contained a few sound effects and others…
NBC Theater – It’s a Wonderful Life
The NBC Theater was also known as Screen Directors’ Assignment and Screen Directors’ Playhouse. It was different from other dramatic series in that the director of the film, from which the story was adapted, was also a guest on the program. In this case, Frank Capra introduced the show and was part of the interview,…
Favorite Story
Favorite Story, hosted by Ronald Colman, was a program which was syndicated nationally by Frederic W. Ziv Syndication. Each week the favorite story of a celebrity was performed. The celebrity did not appear on the program. In Mr. Stewart’s case, we are told that his favorite story is The Little Minister, which had been a…
The Six Shooter – Anna Nordquist
Broadcast on May 6, 1954, Anna Nordquist is given as the title as the second act is introduced. Despite this, other titles, including Mail Order Bride, Swedish Bride and The Accused, are sometimes used as titles for this program. A short preview of the show appeared in the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ, on the…
The New Edgar Bergen Hour with Charlie McCarthy
On the show of May 6, 1956, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy celebrated their 20th year on the air. The program was heavily advertised in the media. This first preview is from the Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, TX. This display ad appeared in The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL. A slightly different display ad was run by…
Fibber McGee and Jimmy
No, Jimmy Stewart never acted on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio program. However, as we outlined in our book, he did appear on four different programs to promote his own show, The Six Shooter. That show had recently changed its broadcast day from Sunday to Thursday and these spots were meant to alert listeners…
Crime and Peter Chambers
Twenty-Six episodes of Crime and Peter Chambers, starring Dane Clark, were broadcast by NBC between April 6 and September 28, 1954. Jimmy Stewart never appeared as a guest on any of these shows. He did, however, appear immediately after the ending of the May 4th episode, usually titled Abigail Chrisenberry or Peter Chambers, Murder Suspect,…
Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour
The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour was also known as The Rudy Vallee Show. When Jimmy Stewart on the Air was published, the evidence for Stewart having appeared on this program was slim at best. Since the show was not available, it was based on this listing from the New York Times: We knew that Stewart was…
